Though an experienced field of elected officials have pulled papers in the Centralia School District, the first person to do so was 20-year-old Chapman University student Connor Traut (D) who moved to Anaheim a few months ago from Ladera Ranch, where he was a member of the Ladera Ranch Civic Council. Traut is an acolyte of Anaheim Councilman Jordan Brandman (D). (Brandman allies seem to be popping up in different Anaheim school board seats, as D.R. Heywood (D) has pulled papers in the Anaheim City School District.)

Traut dug himself into a deep hole when he released the flier above this post. It features three community icons including Michael Buss, Carol Latham and Shirley McCracken – all of whom are currently not happy with Connor. Buss reportedly spoke with Connor today and blasted him. Traut’s response was “sorry that flyer was sent out by mistake.” Right. We must call BS on that! Lathan and McCracken were supposed to be contacting Traut today.

We hope the residents of the Centralia School District will not be impressed by a young carpetbagger who is already angering community leaders with his actions. There are three seats open on the Centralia School District and five candidates running, including Traut. Candidates we prefer to Traut include: